Gunner's victory over Lambert gave Labor the final seat it needed to retain government.

Phoenix, Arizona is the largest city in the United States to retain council-manager government.

The 1990 election resulted in a swing to the Coalition, which was attributed to the late 80s/early 90s recession, although Labor retained government.

As 24 seats are required to govern, the Liberal Party was expected to retain government with the support of all four independents.

At the 2010 federal election Labor narrowly retained government with the support of the Greens and independent members.

The Liberal Party led by Colin Barnett retains government, winning a majority in its own right.

Cowper retained government by defeating Martin at the 1865 general election.

At the 1961 election the Menzies government narrowly retained government with 62 of 122 seats and a two-party vote of 49.5 percent.

However, it can also be noted that while retaining government on each occasion, Menzies lost the two-party-preferred vote in 1940, 1954, and 1961.

At the moment, I think the best solution is for Labor to retain government, but with the Greens holding the balance of power in the Senate.